Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

Rewriting the rulebook on schizophrenia meds: why it’s time to rethink clozapine protocols

The most effective antipsychotic drug for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia is clozapine. Yet, across the world, it remains underused – largely due to fears about serious side effects and burdensome monitoring requirements.

3 July 2025
Stethoscope and stylised human head and brain on pink background.
Grooming and petting aggressive cats could assist with their rehabilitation, UQ research has found

Traumatised cats are getting another shot at rehabilitation thanks to a novel research method being explored at The University of Queensland.

12 September 2011

Two engineering students from The University of Queensland have each received $40,000 after being awarded scholarships from the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and UQ.

12 September 2011

Innovative technology developed by a finalist in The University of Queensland Business School’s $100,000 Enterprize business competition could see hydrogen, an essential energy source for industry, commercially produced in a cleaner, greener, yet...

12 September 2011

University of Queensland biotech start-up, Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, has secured A$6.3 million in the final tranche of an A$18.3 million series B round to fund clinical efficacy trials of its innovative neuropathic (nerve) pain therapy.

9 September 2011

Professor Michael Reade has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of Military Surgery and Medicine at The University of Queensland

9 September 2011

International architectural organisation, The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI), has awarded its prestigious Student Award of Excellence to The University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Architecture student, Amy Learmonth.

9 September 2011

The University of Queensland Business School has been ranked in the top two in Australia for its MBA program in the 2011 survey by the Australian Financial Review BOSS Magazine.

9 September 2011

UQ researchers are on the lookout for grandparents who would like to take part in a new parenting program.

8 September 2011
UQ PhD student Ekta Agarwal

Improved nutritional care policies and practices in hospitals is a potential outcome from new research being conducted at the University of Queensland.

7 September 2011

The University of Queensland has taken out three awards in the 22nd Annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in Sydney last night.

7 September 2011

A new agreement between The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Singaporean Agency of Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR) will offer new international health research opportunities for PhD students.

7 September 2011